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Mining First Aid Kit
- Material
- FABRIC-COTTON;
- PAPER-CARDBOARD;
- METAL-STEEL
- Description
- Mining First Aid Kit. Kit container (2008.8.1a) is a metal case with a hinge lid. Case has a metal handle and two metal clasps to keep it closed. FIRST AID KIT is etched on the outside of the top lid (barely visible).
Inside the lid there is an information sheet that titled M-S-A FIRST AID KIT tha…
- Manufacturer
- Mine Safety Appliances of Canada Ltd.
- Category
- TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Sub-Category
- MINING & MINERAL HARVESTING TOOLS & EQUIPMENT
- MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
- Place Of Manufacture
- Canada: Toronto, Ontario
- Canada: Montreal, Quebec
- Start Date
- 1930
- End Date
- 1950
- Description
- Mining First Aid Kit. Kit container (2008.8.1a) is a metal case with a hinge lid. Case has a metal handle and two metal clasps to keep it closed. FIRST AID KIT is etched on the outside of the top lid (barely visible).
Inside the lid there is an information sheet that titled M-S-A FIRST AID KIT that lists directions and contents for the kit. Inside the kit are 21 individual packages each containing a different first aid tool.
There are 21 blue and beige packages that were organized into two columns in the container. The packages are titled as follows
v, j, i: "Adhesive Compress"
g, e, h: "2 IN. Compress Bandages"
k: "40 IN Triangular bandage"
f, c, d: "4 IN compress bandage"
b: 40 IN triangular bandage.
t, u: Absorbent Gauze compress
s: "Amonia Ampoules"
q, r: "Tincture 'Merthiolate' Swabs"
p: "4 IN x 6 Yds. Gauze Bandage"
o: Paper Cups,
n: "Tourniquet & Forceps"
m: "Ammonia Inhalents"
l: "Wire Splint"
- Material
- FABRIC-COTTON;
- PAPER-CARDBOARD;
- METAL-STEEL
- Height
- a) 6
b-v) 2
- Width
- a) 23
b-v) 6
- Length
- a) 24
b-v) 10
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Number Of Parts
- 22
- Accession No.
- 2008.8.1 a-v
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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